burdensome
Describes something that is difficult to carry out or deal with because it requires a lot of effort, time, or money. It is often used to characterize tasks, responsibilities, or regulations that feel like a heavy weight or cause significant stress.
예시
3 / 5Carrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
Carrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
The new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
The new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
I find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
I find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of the word 'burden' as a giant rock you have to carry; adding '-some' makes it the quality of the rock that makes your back hurt.
빠른 퀴즈
The new tax laws have proven to be quite ______ for small business owners.
정답!
정답은: burdensome
예시
Carrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
everydayCarrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
The new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
formalThe new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
I find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
informalI find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
The researchers noted that the burdensome data collection process led to a high dropout rate among participants.
academicThe researchers noted that the burdensome data collection process led to a high dropout rate among participants.
Compliance with these international regulations is burdensome but necessary for global expansion.
businessCompliance with these international regulations is burdensome but necessary for global expansion.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
a burdensome duty
a task that is felt as a weight or pressure
become burdensome
to start feeling like a heavy problem
prove burdensome
to turn out to be difficult or stressful
자주 혼동되는 단어
Burdensome describes the thing causing the difficulty, while burdened describes the person feeling the weight.
Heavy usually refers to physical weight, whereas burdensome refers to the difficulty or stress of a task or rule.
사용 참고사항
The word is most commonly used in professional, legal, or academic contexts to describe systems, laws, or duties that are too demanding.
자주 하는 실수
Learners often use 'burdensome' to describe a person's physical weight, but it should be used for the difficulty of a task or situation.
암기 팁
Think of the word 'burden' as a giant rock you have to carry; adding '-some' makes it the quality of the rock that makes your back hurt.
어원
Derived from the Old English 'byrthen' (a load to be carried) combined with the suffix '-some' (tending to).
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Frequently appears in political and economic discussions regarding 'red tape' and government over-regulation.
빠른 퀴즈
The new tax laws have proven to be quite ______ for small business owners.
정답!
정답은: burdensome
관련 어휘
관련 단어
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